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New Calendarist Elders
Part of my ongoing Correspondence series, featuring replies to people who contacted me and asked questions, mostly when I served as a priest (2008-2013). Dear Chris, I’m not surprised that you are struggling with the issue of how to view the New Calendarist elders. Almost everyone who comes down this path has to confront this […] -
Out of Commission Until July
Dear Readers, I just wanted to touch base and let you know that I am working on an important certification for my technical career, and as such, I have not been posting lately. I envision returning to active posting in the beginning of July. I have a lot of ideas churning in my head and […] -
A Friend With Corn Allergies Raises Awareness
I’d like to direct my readers to a YouTube channel my friend Sharon just started concerning her journey through life struggling with a corn allergy. While that might not immediately seem like the kind of thing for me to post on my website, I have noticed that a lot of traditionalist Orthodox Christians are interested […] -
What You Should Realize When Your Dog Dies Young
On Monday, our dog Peluche started acting strange, became lethargic, got glassy eyes, layed down, and died. He was a small dog, and only 10 years old, which means for a small dog, he was probably too young to die. My first dog, by comparison, lived to be 17 years old, which is ancient by […] -
Free Periodical: The Good Word
I want to alert my readers to a periodical that began in August 2013, The Good Word, which is published by the Holy Orthodox Diocese of Portland, a diocese of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of America, under the omophorion of His Grace Bishop Sergios. Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Special Enthronement […] -
Statements Against Ecumenism by New Calendarists
Part of my ongoing Correspondence series, featuring replies to people who contacted me and asked questions, mostly when I served as a priest (2008-2013). What is your take on this? Very strongly worded. The list of signers is impressive. A Confession of Faith Against Ecumenism Dear M., I rejoice when people in the New Calendar […] -
Metropolitan Demetrius’s Enthronement Weekend
It was a blessing to be able to travel to Astoria, New York the weekend of April 27-28 (May 10-11 on the civil calendar) to attend the Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius as the new Metropolitan of America and president of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of […] -
An Example of the Type of Phone Calls Priests Get
When I served as an Orthodox priest, I often got strange phone calls, which was rather similar to the situation when I worked at a law firm in my early 20s. People love to call up priests and lawyers randomly to get advice. I was going through some old Facebook posts and found this post […] -
Angry Orthodox
Part of my ongoing Correspondence series, featuring replies to people who contacted me and asked questions, mostly when I served as a priest (2008-2013). Dear Father Anastasios, Thank you for your message. At the moment I am with ROCiE, but am wondering where to look within Orthodoxy for doctrinal purity without a rigid, cold, legalistic […] -
Sheep’s Pool Healings as a Type of Christian Baptism
Notes on the Gospel Reading for the Sunday of the Paralytic (John 5:1-15). The Cleansing ritual This pool was outside of the Temple, and used to wash down the sacrificial lambs The sick thus participated indirectly in the sacrifices of the Temple The grace was limited to the first person to enter, and was mediated […]